The
Physics Department
of the
University of Athens
is divided into four Sections:
Solid State, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astronomy/Astrophysics
and Mechanics and Applied Physics (mainly Environment and electronics).
The Section of Nuclear and Particle Physics has several
experimental teams which participate in the main
LHC
experiments at
CERN
(
ATLAS
,
CMS
and
ALICE
)
and theoretical teams which study the structure of matter,
the fundamental forces etc.
The teaching of Physics is done in both the undergraduate and
graduate level, leading to the B.S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
The Physics Department , which is the largest in the country,
has about 350 first year undergraduate students.
More details about the curricula and degrees offered are given in the
education guide.
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